Role of Gauteng Patent Lawyers
April 7, 2010
Patents
Some of the key responsibilities regarding patent applications of the Smit & Van Wyk Gauteng patent lawyers are briefly described below.
The Smit & Van Wyk Gauteng patent lawyers assess the inventiveness of the application and assist in the completion of all relevant documents to ensure that the applicant’s rights are protected to the maximum.
Our team of Gauteng patent lawyers provide a range of consultation and litigation services including that of agreement setup and review, and the taking of steps against parties guilty of patent rights infringement.
Our team furthermore handles the renewals, conducts novelty searches, helps with the filing of claims, and assists with writing the descriptions for the patent applications ensuring that the applications are done professionally. Patent Inventions
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Patent Lawyer in Gauteng
January 12, 2010
Patents
As a leading Gauteng patent lawyer, Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated has extensive experience in successfully applying for patents.
Here are our basic steps and advice to you when applying for a patent:
- KEEP THE INVENTION SECRET until a patent application has been filed at the South African Patent Office.
- Contact us to discuss patent protection for your invention.
- We can also discuss the possibility of conducting patent searches to provide you with background information of what has been patented before in your field.
- We shall then, upon receipt of a deposit, prepare a patent specification for the invention.
- The patent specification will be forwarded to you for approval.
- Thereafter we file a patent application at the South African Patent Office in Pretoria.
- Only after we have confirmed that the patent application has been filed at the Patent Office may you disclose your invention.
Whatever you intellectual property protection requirements are, Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated should be your Gauteng patent lawyer of choice.
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Gauteng Trademark Attorney
January 12, 2010
Attorneys
There is no reason why you should be the victim of unscrupulous business people hoping to cash in on the success of your enterprise.
Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated can provide you with an expert Gauteng trademark attorney that will assist you through the registration process to ensure that your unique trademark is protected from being misused by any unauthorised persons.
Apart from, helping you with the application and filing, we also have the resources to conduct searches, both locally and internationally, to ensure that your trademark is truly unique and thus qualifies for registration.
Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated is a specialist legal agency that possesses extensive knowledge and experience regarding all matters related to intellectual property in South Africa.
If you require a leading Gauteng trademark attorney, be sure to contact us immediately.
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Gauteng Trademark Attorneys
January 12, 2010
Attorneys
A trademark distinguishes your brand from its competitors, and communicates the brand values that are specific to your product or service.
Gauteng trademark attorneys Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated can assist you to register your trademark, preventing from competitors taking advantage of its recognisability and perhaps even damaging your reputation in the process.
There is no point in protecting a trademark that is not unique, so Gauteng trademark attorneys Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated can also conduct searches through the records at the South African Trademarks Office.
This will provide an indication of whether there are existing trademarks which are identical or similar to yours.
Foreign trademark searches may also be conducted – please contact us, should you wish to have a search conducted through the trademark offices of foreign countries.
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Copyright Lawyers in Gauteng
January 12, 2010
Copyright ©
The author of an original work enjoys copyright protection on this piece of work, entitling him with the exclusive rights for a certain period of time.
This includes actions such as the publication, distribution and adaptation of the work in question. Gauteng copyright lawyers Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated can help you determine whether your work or work in your possession is protected by copyright law.
After the specified time period is over, the work is said to enter the public domain. For most media the time period has been standardised internationally, and lasts between fifty and a hundred years from the author’s death. For anonymous and corporate authorship the period can be shorter.
Gauteng copyright lawyers Smit & Van Wyk Incorporated specialises in all matters related to intellectual property, and we will gladly help you determine the validity of copyright protection, or assist with any queries you might have regarding this topic.
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